Roki Sasaki - Wikipedia
Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki, born November 3, 2001), nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era" (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his …
Nov 7, 2024 · Roki Sasaki's splitter from an NPB game early last season. This one was 91mph, and you can see the wide, four-seam grip on the closeup. He kills a remarkable amount of spin for how fast the...
Scouting Reports For Roki Sasaki, Top NPB & KBO Players To …
Dec 13, 2024 · With Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki and Korean all-star Hyeseong Kim having officially been posted to MLB, we’re presenting updated scouting reports for notable NPB and KBO players...
Where does Roki Sasaki rank among the best pitching prospects …
4 days ago · MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament. When the Chiba Lotte Marines officially posted him in December, he created non-stop intrigue until he signed with the Dodgers for $6.5 ...
Roki Sasaki headlines Dodgers MLB-leading ESPN top 100
3 days ago · The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to dominate the prospect rankings, with Roki Sasaki leading the charge in ESPN’s latest Top 100 MLB Prospects list. Sasaki, the 23-year-old right-hander from ...
Roki Sasaki Scouting Report: Pitches, Speed & MLB Challenges
Nov 19, 2024 · Roki Sasaki Scouting Report: What Pitches Does He Throw? Roki Sasaki is most known for his devasting mix of a high-velocity fastball, which he pairs with a nasty splitter. This one-two punch of plus pitches has the chance to be …
Roki Sasaki Pitch Data: How Will His Arsenal Translate To MLB?
Nov 12, 2024 · Was there a grip change on his fastball that led to him losing efficiency that would impact both induced vertical break and fastball plane?
Everything to Know About Roki Sasaki - by Jolly Olive
Nov 24, 2024 · Roki Sasaki also has a pre-existing relationship with longtime Padres ace Yu Darvish, who helped him refine the pitch grip of his slider. Darvish has also been lobbying for Sasaki’s presence, citing his disappointment with other Japanese stars passing him up …
Roki Sasaki scouting report - MLB.com
Jan 22, 2025 · Roki Sasaki burst onto the scene in Japan as a 19-year-old in 2021, posting a 1.84 ERA over 16 starts. He bounded onto the world stage when he joined a star-studded Japanese rotation that included Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in …
Who is Roki Sasaki? Meet star Japanese pitcher heading to MLB …
Nov 9, 2024 · Here's everything to know about Roki Sasaki, the Japanese pitcher heading to the MLB in 2025.